• Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 30th, 2015
Cassini Probes Icy Fountain on Saturn's Moon Enceladus

Cassini Probes Icy Fountain on Saturn's Moon Enceladus

The craft came within 30 miles (49 kilometers) of the orb

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 16th, 2015
NASA Releases Close-Up Views of Saturn's Icy Moon Enceladus

NASA Releases Close-Up Views of Saturn's Icy Moon Enceladus

The views were obtained by Cassini earlier this week

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 16th, 2015
Saturn's Moon Enceladus Hides an Ocean Under Its Crust

Saturn's Moon Enceladus Hides an Ocean Under Its Crust

The orb might also harbor alien life, scientists say

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 1st, 2015
NASA's Cassini Probe Sees Saturn's Moon Dione Circling the Planet

NASA's Cassini Probe Sees Saturn's Moon Dione Circling the Planet

Space image shows the moon crossing the face of Saturn

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 26th, 2015
Study Describes Alien Lifeforms on Mars and Saturn's Moon Titan

Study Describes Alien Lifeforms on Mars and Saturn's Moon Titan

Researcher predicts what life would be like on these orbs

NASA Releases View of Crevasses on Saturn's Moon Dione

NASA Releases View of Crevasses on Saturn's Moon Dione

The image was obtained by the Cassini probe

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 14th, 2015
NASA's Cassini Probe Readies for Close Flyby of Saturn's Moon Dione

NASA's Cassini Probe Readies for Close Flyby of Saturn's Moon Dione

The flyby is scheduled for Monday, August 17

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 12th, 2015
Saturn's Outer Ring Is 7,000 Times Bigger than the Planet Itself

Saturn's Outer Ring Is 7,000 Times Bigger than the Planet Itself

The ring was discovered by astronomers back in 2009

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 3rd, 2015
NASA's Cassini Probe Returns Gorgeously Detailed Views of Hyperion

NASA's Cassini Probe Returns Gorgeously Detailed Views of Hyperion

This moon of Saturn looks like an oversized sea sponge

Saturn's Moon Hyperion Can Easily Be Mistaken for a Sea Sponge

Saturn's Moon Hyperion Can Easily Be Mistaken for a Sea Sponge

Gorgeously detailed image produced by the Cassini spacecraft shows the celestial body is oddly porous

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 24th, 2015
Young Jupiter Went on a Killing Spree, Crushed Earth's Older Siblings

Young Jupiter Went on a Killing Spree, Crushed Earth's Older Siblings

Scientists believe that, when the Solar System was still young, Jupiter swept through it like a wrecking ball

Cosmic Centaur Could Have a Ring System Similar to Saturn's

Cosmic Centaur Could Have a Ring System Similar to Saturn's

MIT researchers find evidence Chiron, a minor planet known as a centaur, is encircled by a ring system

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • February 28th, 2015
Life Might Be Possible on Saturn's Moon Titan, Just Not as We Know It

Life Might Be Possible on Saturn's Moon Titan, Just Not as We Know It

Scientists piece together a model of a cell membrane that could form and survive in Titan's liquid methane seas

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • February 12th, 2015
NASA Wants to Launch Submarine into Space, Dip It in Titan's Seas

NASA Wants to Launch Submarine into Space, Dip It in Titan's Seas

The lakes and seas on Titan are unique in the Solar System, astronomers can't wait to have a better look at them

Odd Celestial Body Is Surrounded by a Mammoth Ring System

Odd Celestial Body Is Surrounded by a Mammoth Ring System

Astronomers say the ring system around this body is much larger and heavier than that documented around Saturn

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 25th, 2014
A Methane Ice Cloud Is Hovering Over Saturn's Moon Titan

A Methane Ice Cloud Is Hovering Over Saturn's Moon Titan

Astronomers say this cloud on Titan is strikingly similar to the ones documented over our planet's poles

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 2nd, 2014
Massive Poisonous Cloud Found Hovering over Titan's South Pole

Massive Poisonous Cloud Found Hovering over Titan's South Pole

Astronomers say the cloud contains frozen particles of a highly toxic compound dubbed hydrogen cyanide

 
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